Using a Credit Card: Life Skills Task Cards | Consumer Skills | GOOGLE Activity

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Improve Reading Comprehension AND Consumer Skills... at the Same Time! These easy-to-use & visually interesting digital Task Cards inform students of the ways they can use a credit card as well as the responsibilities of having a credit card. The in-depth information is presented in small, easy-to understand chunks. Students of multiple skill levels will be able to successfully access the information.

A step-by-step approach makes the task cards ideal for explicit instruction, life skills classes, remediation, transition students, special education, and more. Using a Credit Card can be used as a stand-alone unit of instruction or can be used as a companion teaching unit along with Credit Card Basics and Getting a Credit Card.

“What is Buying on Credit?” This set of task cards starts off by explaining what it means to buy something on credit.

“What is a Credit Limit?” Understanding a credit limit is basic information each credit card user needs to have.

“Ways to Use a Credit Card” Detailed information is given in this section of task cards explaining how to use a credit card in person, over the phone, and online.

“Credit Card Account Statement” How to read and understand an account statement is presented in a simple, step-by-step format using sample account statements.

“Responsible Credit Card Use” This last set of task cards emphasizes the importance of paying your credit card bill on time and not overspending or going over your credit limit.

READING SKILLS: Students will get lots of practice reading and interpreting the information presented as they are challenged to find facts, locate information, and read for detail. These quick Google task cards prepare students for learning about what it takes to get a credit card.

VERSATILE LESSONS: These multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank activities require no writing... making them ideal for daily lessons, review, progress monitoring, enrichment, quiz games, and task cards. All activities are multiple choice or fill in the blank.

VERSATILE & EASY-TO-USE GOOGLE SLIDES:

We've done the work for you! Simply download these Google Slides and assign them to your students. Assign them all, or just today's daily lesson! For additional flexibility, these slides can also be printed for in-class use! Each lesson includes 10 multiple choice questions making them ideal for assessment, review, quiz cards and more... These easy-to-use lessons do not require writing or typing. All questions are multiple choice or fill-in-the-blank which requires students to drag a circle or word to provide the correct answer.

BENEFITS OF GOOGLE SLIDES:

If you've been looking for a way to integrate technology into your lessons, this is your answer. And the best part is you don't have to print, cut, laminate, or replace when you lose pieces....it's ALL DIGITAL!

HOW DO GOOGLE SLIDES WORK?

Students read each high-interest story on a computer or iPad then answer the comprehension questions right on their copy of the slides. Teachers can see students' answers in real time, or review them later. Slides can also be printed and used as colorful classroom worksheets. You can assign a set of slides to each student, so that they have their own personal packet.

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“What is Buying on Credit?” This set of task cards starts off by explaining what it means to buy something on credit.

“What is a Credit Limit?” Understanding a credit limit is basic information each credit card user needs to have.

“Ways to Use a Credit Card” Detailed information is given in this section of task cards explaining how to use a credit card in person, over the phone, and online.

“Credit Card Account Statement” How to read and understand an account statement is presented in a simple, step-by-step format using sample account statements.

“Responsible Credit Card Use” This last set of task cards emphasizes the importance of paying your credit card bill on time and not overspending or going over your credit limit.